Flyers to host Penguins in 2019 Stadium Series
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The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins will renew hostilities in the great outdoors next season, as the two rivals have been selected to compete in the 2019 Stadium Series.
The game will take place Feb. 23, 2019 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, home to the NFL's Eagles. The stadium seats nearly 70,000 fans.
The Flyers and Penguins linked up as part of last year's Stadium Series at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. The Penguins came away with a 4-2 victory.
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The game marks the fourth outdoor game for the Flyers and fifth for the Penguins.
On Saturday, the NHL announced the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks will face off in the 2019 Winter Classic.
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